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Bad Karma and the Family Plan #55 (11.5) by Julie Lynn Hayes
“That sounds like fun,” Maureen said. “We wouldn’t miss seeing our boys’ film debut for the world.”
My heart warmed when Ethan’s mother included me in such a way. And then I realized she’d actually spoken for her husband as well, at least as far as accepting Troy’s generous invitation. Maybe things had changed for the better here, at least as far as they were concerned. Certainly not their oldest son.
More small talk was made,
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Winter Haven’s Dyrpath: Chapter Three by Cia Nordwell
The glowing tree began to grow and lift above the ground. “W-what is that?” The snow was swirling around us, and I forgot my intention to ignore the ill-omen and refuse to speak to it or listen as it spoke to me. I was freezing to death, and this was magic I had never seen. The lights I’d gone toward, knowing all along they were not the lanterns swinging on the roof eaves of the townsfolk I’d never met and who would probably refuse to shelter me anyway, set the large clearing alight in swirls of blues, greens, and glowing